How to resolve symbolic links in a shell script
Given an absolute or relative path (in a Unix-like system), I would like to determine the full path of the target after resolving … Read more
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Create a symbolic link of directory in Ubuntu [closed]
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How to check if a symlink exists
I’m trying to check if a symlink exists in bash. Here’s what I’ve tried. mda=/usr/mda if [ ! -L $mda ]; then echo … Read more
How can I get Git to follow symlinks?
Is my best be going to be a shell script which replaces symlinks with copies, or is there another way of telling Git … Read more
Creating hard and soft links using PowerShell
Can PowerShell 1.0 create hard and soft links analogous to the Unix variety? If this isn’t built in, can someone point me to … Read more
Git symbolic links in Windows
Our developers use a mix of Windows and Unix-based OSes. Therefore, symbolic links created on Unix machines become a problem for Windows developers. … Read more
How do I find all of the symlinks in a directory tree?
I’m trying to find all of the symlinks within a directory tree for my website. I know that I can use find to … Read more
What is the difference between a symbolic link and a hard link?
Recently I was asked this during a job interview. I was honest and said I knew how a symbolic link behaves and how … Read more
Remove a symlink to a directory
I have a symlink to an important directory. I want to get rid of that symlink, while keeping the directory behind it. I … Read more
How does Git handle symbolic links?
If I have a file or directory that is a symbolic link and I commit it to a Git repository, what happens to … Read more